CPC E21B 43/2607 (2020.05) [B01F 23/56 (2022.01); B01F 25/31243 (2022.01); C02F 11/12 (2013.01); C09K 8/62 (2013.01); B01F 2101/49 (2022.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method, comprising:
receiving water at a centralized facility;
receiving sand from one or more sand mines at the centralized facility;
receiving one or more chemicals at the centralized facility;
using processing equipment of the centralized facility to process the water, the sand, and the one or more chemicals to produce a fracturing slurry, wherein using the processing equipment comprises:
using a low-shear addition system to add a friction-reducing additive to the fracturing slurry, wherein using the low-shear addition system comprises using at least one eductor to disperse the friction-reducing additive into the fracturing slurry; and
conveying the fracturing slurry from the centralized facility to one or more fracturing sites.
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